The Economist: Russia could lose 770,000 people killed in Ukraine The Russian dead in Ukraine at the end of October 2026 could approach 800,000 people, reports The Economist. The publication refers to its own summary estimate of the losses in the war, according to which the number of dead on the Russian side ranges from 374,000 to 770,000 people. The latter figure exceeds the total population of large cities such as Izvesk (more than 616,000 people), Barnaul (over 622,000) or Togliatti (over 660,000), and is similar to the number of inhabitants of Yakutsk and Brinsk together. The Economist estimates the total losses of the Russian armed forces, including the wounded, at 1.4–2.1 million people. In October, the Russian army, which tried to take control of the territory of Donbas that remained under Ukrainian control for the fifth year, lost, according to the data of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 49,040 people (as of the 29th), which was the highest monthly figure since the beginning of the war. It is claimed that on average the Russian armed forces lost about 1,750 men per day in October. Even with such high losses, Russian forces surrendered previously occupied territories in September and three weeks into October, according to calculations by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). During this period, Russia's net territorial losses in Ukraine amounted to 241 square meters. km. More details.

The Economist: Russia could lose 770,000 people killed in Ukraine The Russian dead in Ukraine at the end of October 2026 could approach 800,000 people, reports The Economist. The publication refers to its own summary estimate of the losses in the war, according to which the number of dead on the Russian side ranges from 374,000 to 770,000 people. The latter figure exceeds the total population of large cities such as Izvesk (more than 616,000 people), Barnaul (over 622,000) or Togliatti (over 660,000), and is similar to the number of inhabitants of Yakutsk and Brinsk together. The Economist estimates the total losses of the Russian armed forces, including the wounded, at 1.4–2.1 million people. In October, the Russian army, which tried to take control of the territory of Donbas that remained under Ukrainian control for the fifth year, lost, according to the data of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 49,040 people (as of the 29th), which was the highest monthly figure since the beginning of the war. It is claimed that on average the Russian armed forces lost about 1,750 men per day in October. Even with such high losses, Russian forces surrendered previously occupied territories in September and three weeks into October, according to calculations by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). During this period, Russia's net territorial losses in Ukraine amounted to 241 square meters. km. More details.